Aberfeldy 21 Year Old Madeira Cask is a Highland single malt Scotch whisky from the Aberfeldy distillery in Perthshire, founded in 1898 and long prized for its honeyed house style. This special release is matured for twenty-one years before being finished in ex-Madeira casks, setting it apart from the standard 21 Year Old bottling.
The Madeira finish layers the distillery's signature richness with the cask's dried-fruit influence, drawing out notes of ripe fig, walnut and dark chocolate. The result is a luxurious, deeply flavoured whisky built for unhurried enjoyment.
The nose is generous with granola, malted barley, vanilla, ground almond and cream on hot porridge, lifted by orange peel and golden raisin. The palate is slightly waxy and mouth-coating, offering citrus, heather-honey fudge, peppery spice and dried apricot, before a lively finish of cinnamon and pepper.